MT1-MMP as a downstream target of BCR-ABL/ABL interactor 1 signaling: polarized distribution and involvement in BCR-ABL-stimulated leukemic cell migration.
MT1-MMP as a downstream target of BCR-ABL/ABL interactor 1 signaling: polarized distribution and involvement in BCR-ABL-stimulated leukemic cell migration.
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MT1-MMP 作为 BCR-ABL/ABL 相互作用子 1 信号传导的下游靶标:极化分布并参与 BCR-ABL 刺激的白血病细胞迁移。
作者:
Sun,X;Li,Y;Yu,W;Wang,B;Tao,Y;Dai,Z
Human chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a subset of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are caused by expression of Bcr-Abl, a fusion gene generated by reciprocal t (9; 22)(q34; q11) chromosome translocation. Bcr-Abl-positive leukemias are characterized by premature release of myeloid and lymphoid lineage cells from bone marrow, followed by expansion of these cells in peripheral blood and infiltration of organs such as spleen, liver and lung. The progression of these diseases involves not only accelerated cell proliferation and enhanced cell survival, but also increased cell motility and active invasion of leukemic cells through blood vessel and matrix barriers. The mechanism by which Bcr-Abl induces increased motility and invasion of leukemic cells is not completely understood. Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) is a member of transmembrane metalloproteinases, which is responsible for the degradation of a variety of extracellular matrix (ECM). 1 MT1-MMP is also an activator of proMMP2 as well as proMMP13 and is a key regulator of cell migration and invasion. 1, 2 In migrating cells, MT1-MMP is enriched in migration structures such as lamellipodia, whereas in some tumor cells it is found to localize to a specialized migrating/invasive structure named invadopodium. 3 This polarized membrane distribution of MT1-MMP is believed to be critical for cell migration and tumor metastasis. Although available evidence suggests that the interactions of MT1-MMP with transmembrane adhesion molecules and filamentous actin (F-actin) may contribute to its polarized distribution in tumor cells, 1 the signaling pathways leading to these interactions remain to be elucidated.Previously, we found that the expression of Bcr-Abl in murine pro-B-cell line Ba/F3 induces the assembly of an abnormal F-actin-enriched structure at the sites adjacent to membrane. 4 This abnormal structure is also enriched with adhesion molecules such as b1-integrin. Given the importance of actin cytoskeleton and transmembrane adhesion molecules in regulation of subcellular distribution of MT1-MMP, 1 we set forth to test if Bcr-Abl-induced formation of the F-actin rich structures affects the membrane distribution of MT1-MMP. Furthermore, because Bcr-Abl-induced formation of the F-actin rich structures is dependent on Abl interactor 1 (Abi1), a key regulator of actin polymerization, we asked if this pathway plays a role in regulation of membrane distribution of MT1-MMP in Bcr-Ablpositive leukemic cells.